Steven Jacobus Baalde (1737 - 1788) and Johannes Baalde (1743 - 1801)

Don Herbison-Evans (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley

Firma S.J. Baalde were the printers chosen by Pieter Cramer to print the engravings of Gerrit Wartenaar, and colour these illustrations, in Cramer's multi-volume book De uitlandsche kapellen voorkomende in de drie waereld-deelen

After Cramer died in 1776, Casper Stoll undertook the work of finishing the publication of Cramer's book, still using Wartenaar for the engravings, and Firma S.J. Balde for printing and coloring.

For the multi-volume book: every page of printed engravings was painted by hand using watercolor paints by the staff of Firma S.J. Baalde to match accurately the original paintings by Cramer and Stoll.

Copies of illustrations printed and painted by Firma S.J. Baalde in this website -

Acosmeryx anceus	Agrotis ipsilon	Amplypterus panopus	Appias ada
Argina astrea	Asota heliconia	Badamia exclamationis	Brithys crini
Cyphura geminia	Danaus genutia	Danaus petilia	Earias vittella
Eudocima cocalus	Eumelea rosalia	Graphium aristeus	Hasora celaenus
Hippotion brennus	Hypolimnas misippus	Ischyja manlia	Jamides bochus
Leuciris fimbriaria	Lymantria lunata	Nausinoe pueritia	Nephele hespera
Ophiusa tirhaca	Pantoporia venilia	Parasa lepida	Pingasa chlora
Psilogramma menephron	Speiredonia obscura	Tagiades japetus	Trigonodes cephise
Utetheisa lotrix	Vindula arsinoe	Vitessa zemire

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(written 28 August 2026, updated 2 September 2026)